Arizona takes control in 78-63 win over Colorado leaving Buffs winless in Tucson since 1965
AP
Jan 25, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Anthony Dell'Orso scored 20 points with the help of six 3-pointers and reserve KJ Lewis scored 12 points and Arizona Wildcats pulled away from Colorado Buffaloes for a 78-63 win on Saturday.
Caleb Love scored 10 points and Tobe Awaka grabbed 15 rebounds with seven coming on the offensive end for Arizona (13-6, 7-1 Big 12) who has won nine of its last 10 games.
The Wildcats shot 46.9% (30 for 64).
Julian Hammond III scored 19 points, Javon Ruffin scored 12 and Adrej Jakimovski 10 for Colorado (9-10, 0-8) who is still searching for its first win in the Big 12. Colorado has never beaten the Wildcats at the McKale Center and last won in Tucson 60 years ago in 1965.
Arizona led 33-31 at halftime and appeared poised to pull away with a 7-2 spurt to start the second half. Colorado responded with 7-0 run to knot it at 40 with an Elijah Malone jump shot with 14:43 remaining. But Dell’Orso responded with a 3 and Arizona gradually began to distance itself. Lewis' layup with 6:29 left put Arizona ahead 62-51 marking the first double-digit lead of the game by either team.
Colorado hosts Arizona State on Tuesday. Arizona host third-ranked Iowa State on Monday.
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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
31
ARIZ
Wildcats
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Buffaloes gains possession)
19:41
Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
19:39
Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
19:16
+2
Trey Townsend makes two point jump shot
0-2
18:50
+3
Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)
3-2
18:35
Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot
18:33
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
18:30
Harrison Carrington blocks Tobe Awaka's two point layup
18:28
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
18:20
+2
Tobe Awaka makes two point layup
3-4
18:03
Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
18:01
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
17:57
+3
Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
3-7
17:35
Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
17:33
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
17:20
+2
Trey Townsend makes two point hook shot (Caleb Love assists)
3-9
17:18
Buffaloes 30 second timeout
16:48
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
16:46
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
16:30
Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot
16:28
Wildcats offensive rebound
16:12
Trey Townsend misses three point jump shot
16:10
Bangot Dak defensive rebound
15:58
+2
Javon Ruffin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)
5-9
15:38
+3
Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
5-12
15:23
Tobe Awaka shooting foul
15:23
TV timeout
15:23
+1
Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-12
15:23
+1
Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-12
15:02
Henri Veesaar offensive foul
15:02
Henri Veesaar turnover (offensive foul)
14:28
Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
14:26
Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
14:19
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
14:17
Caleb Love offensive rebound
14:07
+2
Trey Townsend makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists)
7-14
13:48
Jaden Bradley personal foul
13:27
Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
13:13
Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
13:11
Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
13:07
Sebastian Rancik misses two point layup
13:05
Sebastian Rancik offensive rebound
13:01
+3
Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)
10-14
12:40
Henri Veesaar misses two point jump shot
12:38
Elijah Malone defensive rebound
12:32
+2
RJ Smith makes two point layup (Sebastian Rancik assists)
12-14
12:19
+2
Carter Bryant makes two point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
12-16
11:45
Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
11:43
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
11:38
Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
11:36
Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
11:26
RJ Smith misses two point jump shot
11:24
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
11:14
Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
11:12
Elijah Malone defensive rebound
11:04
KJ Lewis blocks Trevor Baskin's two point layup
11:02
Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
10:58
+2
Trevor Baskin makes two point jump shot
14-16
10:43
KJ Lewis misses two point jump shot
10:41
Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
10:28
Javon Ruffin turnover (Caleb Love steals)
10:28
TV timeout
10:02
+2
Tobe Awaka makes two point dunk (KJ Lewis assists)
14-18
9:45
Julian Hammond III turnover (Tobe Awaka steals)
9:42
+2
Jaden Bradley makes two point layup (Tobe Awaka assists)
14-20
9:42
Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Jaden Bradley draws the foul)
9:42
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-21
9:23
+2
Sebastian Rancik makes two point jump shot
16-21
9:06
+2
KJ Lewis makes two point jump shot (Trey Townsend assists)
16-23
8:46
Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
8:44
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
8:35
KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
8:33
Buffaloes defensive rebound
8:19
Andrej Jakimovski turnover (KJ Lewis steals)
8:15
KJ Lewis turnover (Bangot Dak steals)
8:10
Bangot Dak misses two point layup
8:08
Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
7:57
+3
Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)
19-23
7:39
Jaden Bradley turnover
7:39
TV timeout
7:22
+2
Andrej Jakimovski makes two point jump shot
21-23
6:58
Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot
6:56
Buffaloes defensive rebound
6:42
RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
6:40
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
6:24
Trey Townsend misses two point hook shot
6:22
Elijah Malone defensive rebound
6:15
Trevor Baskin turnover
5:59
Tobe Awaka misses two point hook shot
5:57
Elijah Malone defensive rebound
5:45
Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
5:43
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
5:37
Elijah Malone shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
5:37
+1
Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-24
5:37
+1
Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-25
5:23
Andrej Jakimovski turnover (KJ Lewis steals)
5:13
Caleb Love misses two point layup
5:11
Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
5:03
+3
Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)
24-25
4:48
Caleb Love turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
4:17
Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
4:15
Carter Bryant defensive rebound
4:11
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
4:09
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
3:54
+2
Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)
26-25
3:33
TV timeout
3:27
Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot
3:25
Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
3:13
Carter Bryant blocks Assane Diop's two point layup
3:11
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
2:58
+3
Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
26-28
2:35
Carter Bryant personal foul
2:27
Bangot Dak turnover (KJ Lewis steals)
2:18
KJ Lewis turnover (Bangot Dak steals)
2:13
+2
RJ Smith makes two point layup
28-28
1:53
+3
Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (KJ Lewis assists)
28-31
1:37
Sebastian Rancik turnover (Caleb Love steals)
1:33
Caleb Love misses two point layup
1:31
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
1:25
KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
1:23
Trey Townsend offensive rebound
1:21
+2
Trey Townsend makes two point jump shot
28-33
1:09
Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
1:07
Assane Diop offensive rebound
0:58
Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
0:56
Assane Diop offensive rebound
0:56
KJ Lewis shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
0:56
Assane Diop misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:56
+1
Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-33
0:36
Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot
0:34
Bangot Dak defensive rebound
0:28
+2
Javon Ruffin makes two point jump shot
31-33
0:20
Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:02
Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot
0:00
Bangot Dak defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
32
ARIZ
Wildcats
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:35
Jaden Bradley blocks Harrison Carrington's two point layup
19:33
Buffaloes offensive rebound
19:32
Bangot Dak offensive foul
19:32
Bangot Dak turnover (offensive foul)
19:20
Bangot Dak personal foul
19:13
+2
Anthony Dell'Orso makes two point layup
31-35
18:44
+2
Harrison Carrington makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)
33-35
18:28
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
18:26
Trey Townsend offensive rebound
18:20
+3
Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
33-38
17:56
Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
17:54
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
17:44
Trey Townsend turnover (traveling)
17:31
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
17:29
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
17:23
Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
17:21
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
17:13
Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
17:11
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
17:10
+2
Tobe Awaka makes two point jump shot
33-40
16:50
Tobe Awaka personal foul
16:43
Tobe Awaka personal foul
16:27
Henri Veesaar shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
16:27
+1
Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-40
16:27
+1
Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-40
16:08
Harrison Carrington personal foul
15:51
Trey Townsend turnover
15:51
TV timeout
15:25
+3
Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)
38-40
15:16
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
15:14
Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
15:06
Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
15:04
Elijah Malone offensive rebound
14:43
+2
Elijah Malone makes two point hook shot
40-40
14:14
Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot
14:12
Elijah Malone defensive rebound
14:06
Andrej Jakimovski turnover
13:58
+3
Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
40-43
13:42
Elijah Malone misses three point jump shot
13:40
Caleb Love defensive rebound
13:30
Anthony Dell'Orso turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
13:27
Andrej Jakimovski turnover
13:16
+2
Carter Bryant makes two point jump shot
40-45
12:54
+2
Trevor Baskin makes two point jump shot
42-45
12:41
KJ Lewis turnover
12:21
Trevor Baskin misses three point jump shot
12:19
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
12:04
Carter Bryant turnover (RJ Smith steals)
11:45
Carter Bryant personal foul
11:45
TV timeout
11:32
Henri Veesaar blocks Sebastian Rancik's two point jump shot
11:30
KJ Lewis defensive rebound
11:26
+2
Henri Veesaar makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists)
42-47
11:12
Elijah Malone misses two point jump shot
11:10
Carter Bryant defensive rebound
10:47
Elijah Malone shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
10:47
+1
KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-48
10:47
KJ Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:47
Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
10:29
Carter Bryant blocks Javon Ruffin's three point jump shot
10:27
Caleb Love defensive rebound
10:20
+2
Jaden Bradley makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists)
42-50
10:15
Buffaloes 30 second timeout
10:15
TV timeout
9:58
RJ Smith turnover (Caleb Love steals)
9:35
Henri Veesaar misses two point jump shot
9:33
Bangot Dak defensive rebound
9:19
+2
Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot
44-50
9:09
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
9:07
Buffaloes defensive rebound
8:56
Javon Ruffin turnover (KJ Lewis steals)
8:52
+2
KJ Lewis makes two point layup
44-52
8:33
+2
Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot
46-52
8:10
+3
Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (KJ Lewis assists)
46-55
7:46
+3
Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)
49-55
7:31
+3
Henri Veesaar makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
49-58
7:10
+2
Javon Ruffin makes two point jump shot
51-58
6:52
+2
Henri Veesaar makes two point dunk (KJ Lewis assists)
51-60
6:40
Henri Veesaar blocks Bangot Dak's two point layup
6:38
Assane Diop offensive rebound
6:36
Assane Diop misses two point layup
6:34
KJ Lewis defensive rebound
6:29
+2
KJ Lewis makes two point layup
51-62
6:21
Assane Diop turnover (Anthony Dell'Orso steals)
6:19
Bangot Dak personal foul
6:18
TV timeout
6:07
+3
Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
51-65
5:46
+2
Trevor Baskin makes two point dunk (Elijah Malone assists)
53-65
5:20
Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
5:18
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
5:16
+2
Tobe Awaka makes two point jump shot
53-67
5:15
Elijah Malone misses two point layup
5:13
Caleb Love defensive rebound
5:13
KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
5:11
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
4:47
Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot
4:22
Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
4:22
+1
KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-68
4:22
KJ Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:22
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
4:09
Jaden Bradley personal foul
3:58
Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
3:56
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
3:47
Elijah Malone shooting foul
3:47
TV timeout
3:47
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-69
3:47
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-70
3:33
+3
Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)
56-70
3:32
Buffaloes 30 second timeout
3:17
Bangot Dak blocks Anthony Dell'Orso's two point layup
3:15
Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
3:10
Julian Hammond III turnover (Jaden Bradley steals)
2:50
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
2:48
Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
2:38
Tobe Awaka shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
2:38
Julian Hammond III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:38
+1
Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-70
2:23
Sebastian Rancik shooting foul
2:23
+1
Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 1 of 2
57-71
2:23
+1
Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-72
2:05
Tobe Awaka blocks Elijah Malone's two point layup
2:03
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
1:48
+2
KJ Lewis makes two point layup (Tobe Awaka assists)
57-74
1:26
+3
Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)
60-74
1:24
Buffaloes 60 second timeout
1:08
+2
KJ Lewis makes two point layup (Henri Veesaar assists)
